Of course, some bacteria turn their hosts into food, as well.

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by NorthernElf:
OH PLEASE

Good gosh, there's no end to the excuses for being "fluffy" - when will scientists research find out the real reason people gain weight is they eat too much and exercise too little

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Agreed.

From the article:

The researchers haven't yet concluded whether obese people have more M. smithii in their intestines. But Blaser said he believes scientists could eventually help control human nutrition by manipulating the types of microbes living in the gut.

This seems reasonable, but even in the case that certain microbes allow more energy to be extracted from food, there is still a calorie balance that can be established. FatHobbit has not been vindicated. He did 3+ hours of cardio and weightlifting a day on 800 calories? I don't care what microbes you've got swimming in your gut, you don't get or stay fat on that exercise/diet regimen.

http://This message has been edited by zpoint2 (edited Jun-15-2006).